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NEWSROOM
Media Packets From Past Events:
IFG IN THE NEWS
Iraq
Despite Risk, Iraqis Must Control Iraq, The Times and Democrat (South Carolina), June 21, 2004
CAFTA
Despite Timing of CAFTA Signing, Bush Administration Cannot Prevent Public Scrutiny of Failed NAFTA Model
Statement by Lori M. Wallach, IFG Board Member and Director of Public Citizenís Global Trade
Watch,
May 27, 2004
Democracy vs. Corporate Rule:
How the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) Allows Investor Rights
to Trump the Public Interest, Statement by Antonia Juhasz, Project Director, May 27, 2004.
PAST
NEWS
Antonia Juhasz, Zimbabwe's Health Crisis, New York Times, letter to the editor, February 15, 2004.
Free Trade Area of the Americas Summit, Miami, Florida, November 20-21, 2003
Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh, From Seattle to Miami, The Nation, December,1 2003
Walden Bello, ORIGINAL FTAA VISION SCRAPPED AS PEOPLE POUR INTO MIAMI FOR ANTI-FREE TRADE PROTEST, November 21, 2003
Lori Wallach, Press Release - The Beginning of the End of FTAA: Crisis Leads to Scale Back in Scope, Punting Hard Decisions Off With No Instructions to Overcome Differences, November 21, 2003
World Trade Organization 5th Ministerial, Cancún, Mexico, September 9-14, 2003
Walden Bello, Corporate America Wants To Kill G21, Bangkok Post, October 11, 2003
NGOs Seen As Reason For Talks Failure, The Nation (Thailand), September 23, 2003
Poorest Nations Opt Out of WTO Block, Reuters, 22 Sep 2003.
John Cavanagh and Robin Broad, A Turning Point for World Trade?, Opinion Editorial, Baltimore Sun, September 18 2003
Lynne Walker, Suicide Underscored by Power Shift in WTO, San Diego Tribune, September 16, 2003
Alwyn Scott, This Time, Loudest Dissent May Come From WIthinSeattle Times, September 10,2003
John Authers, Guy De Jonquieres and Frances Williams, Minister Limber up for Subsidies Battle, Finacial Times, September 10, 2003
Roberto Gonzalez Amador, Another stage of Resistance to globalization to be seen here. Nearly an entire continent says ‘no’ to its policies, Mander says, La Jornada, September 10, 2003
David Munk, Ring of Steel Security Costs $6 Million, The Guardian, September 10, 2003
Agence France Presse, Anti-Globalisation Circus Faces Frustrating WTO Summit, September 9, 2003
Evelyn Iritani, WTO Talks Could Derail in Cancun Negotiators face a backlash against the U.S. and a widening rift between rich and poor, Los Angles Times, September 7, 2003
Jane Bussey, Miami waits in the shadows of WTO summit, Miami Herald, September 2003
Tom Hayden, The Seattle Beat Goes On, AlterNet, September 10, 2003.
Carolyn Said, Protesters Prepare to Decry Globalization, San Francisco Chronicle, September 5, 2003
WTO Critics Predict Cancun Meeting Will Flop, Reuters, September 2, 2003.
Deidre Pike, War of the Global-Phobics Activists from Tucson joined protests at 2003 World Trade Organization Ministerial in Cancun, Mexico,Tuscon Weekly, SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
IFG Staff and Speakers in the News at the Sacramento USDA Conference on Agricultural Science and Technology, June 23-25, 2003.
Edie Lau, "Protesters gearing up for global farm expo," Sacramento Bee, May 26, 2003.
Debi Barker appearing on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, June 20, 2003.
Edie Lau, "Lessons in how to raise a ruckus," Sacramento Bee, June 20, 2003.
Percy Schmeiser, "Who owns the seeds?" Opinion Editorial. San Francisco Chronicle, June 20, 2003.
Tewolde Egziabher, "Food security, not biotech," Opinion Editorial. Sacramento Bee, June 24, 2003.
Jennifer Coleman, "11 biotech protesters arrested in California," The Miami Herald, June 24, 2003.
Nancy Whalen, "Altered food war," Letter to the Editor, San Francisco Chronicle, June 25, 2003.
Kim Baca, "EU absence at biotech meeting causes stir," Kansas City Star, June 25, 2003.
Kim Baca, "EU criticized at biotechnology meeting," Washington Post Web Site, June 25, 2003.
"EU leader criticizes US biotech meeting," Orange County Register, June 25, 2003.
Douglas Fischer, "Biotech battle takes shape in capital," Daily Democrat, June 26, 2003.
"Absence of EU ministers criticized," Daily Democrat, June 26, 2003.
United
Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD),
Johannesburg, South Africa, August 2002
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Sampling of IFG Media
Newspapers:
The Washington Post. Jeter, Jon. "Summit Delegates Consult The South African Example; Country Is Emblem of Success, Failure in Globalization Debate." August, 29 2002.
The Washington Post. Jeter, Jon. "Rich, Poor Further Apart as Earth Summit Nears." August 25, 2002.
The Washington Post. Jeter, Jon. "Divergent Agendas at Summit." August 27, 2002.
Associated Press. Vales, Colleen. "Environmentalists Blat Bush on eve of Earth Summit."August 14, 2002.
San Francisco Chronicle. Collier, Robert, "Strong Bay presence at Earth Summit; Challenge to U.S. contingent even greater than 10 years ago."August 24, 2002.
LA Weekly, Kuipers, Dean. "Why Johannesburg Matters."August 23-29, 2002.
Associated Press. Marquez, Jeremiah. "Activists Predict Peaceful Protests During Upcoming U.N. Summit Unless Police Overreact."August 23, 2002.
Agence France Press. "Nobel Scientists to Launch Appeal to Protect World."August 20, 2002.
The Post, Johannesburg, South Africa. "NGOs Accuse Big Business of Trying to Hijack World Summit."August 26, 2002.
South African Broadcasting Corporation News. "South Africa; Environmental Issues Are Being Overlooked: Activists"August 30, 2002.
The Times (London). Browne, Anthony. "Summit disarray as EU officials walk out."August 31, 2002.
Time Magazine Special Report, "How to Save the Earth," September 2, 2002, Vandana Shiva featured on pgs 9and 32.
Calgary Herald. "Canadian activist's protest met by police stun grenades." August 25, 2002.
Toronto Star. Fraser, Graham. "Our summit role defended." August 28, 2002.
Television:
CNN with Gary Strieker, Debi Barker interviewed in piece titled, "Scientists Agree World Faces Mass Extinction." Used regularly throughout the Summit.
NOW with Bill Moyers. PBS and BBC. "The Earth Debate" Live from Johannesburg. Included on panel, Vandana Shiva.
Canadian Television, Inc. "Demonstrators clash with police in Johannesburg." August 24, 2002.
IFG staff, Board Members and Associates appeared several times a day, every day, on South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) News Programs throughout the course of the Summit.
Radio:
Antonia Juhasz, U.S. radio shows:
Thursday, August 29, Live from Johannesburg, KPFK Pacifica Los Angeles, report from WSSD.
Wednesday, August 28, Live from Johannesburg, Pacifica KPFA Berkeley Flashpoints, report from WSSD.
Monday, August 26, 9:00 - 10:00am, Live from Johannesburg, NPR Seattle Morning Show - KUOW, report from WSSD.
Thursday, August 15, 7:00 - 8:00pm, KPFK Pacifica Los Angeles, IFG plans for WSSD.
Wednesday, August 7, Pacifica WBAI News New York interview on water and WSSD with Ginger Otis
Friday, August 2, 1:00 - 2:00pm, KZYX Mendocino Radio show, water and globalization.
Wednesday, July 31, 9:00 - 10:00am NPR Seattle Morning Show - KUOW, water and the WSSD.
Thursday, July 18, 12:00 - 1:00pm: Santa Cruz radio KUSP, water and WSSD.
Articles by IFG Staff
Baker, Debi. "Business as Usual." Tikkun Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 4.
Juhasz, Antonia. "Beware Beating About the Bush." Opinion Piece. The Star, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 29, 2002.
Menotti, Victor. "Cancun or Bust!" Eco Equity. September 4, 2002.
Letters to the Editor, Op-Eds
Juhasz, Antonia. "Bechtel v.
Bolivia." Opinion Piece. San Francisco Bay Guardian. November
21, 2002.
Juhasz, Antonia and David Waskow. "Cashing in on Water". Letter to
the Editor, The Washingotn Post, October 17, 2002
Juhasz, Antonia. "Water, Not for Sale" Letter to the Editor, The
Washington Post, August 31, 2002.
Juhasz, Antonia. "Beware Beating About the Bush." Opinion Piece. The
Star, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 29, 2002.